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Altria Group

63.94 USD
-1.57
2.4%
At close Updated Sep 18, 4:00 PM EDT
Pre-market
After hours
63.97
+0.03
0.05%
1 day
-2.4%
5 days
-3.57%
1 month
-3.11%
3 months
7.48%
6 months
9.6%
Year to date
21.77%
1 year
26.29%
5 years
60.49%
10 years
18.3%
 

About: Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev and a 41% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos. It also acquired vaping company Njoy Holdings in 2023 and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category for the US.

Employees: 6,200

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 112

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 989 | Existing positions reduced: 760

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $899M | Put options by funds: $759M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,217 [Q1] → 2,221 (+4) [Q2]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63B [Q1] → $60.1B (-$2.94B) [Q2]

1.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.04% [Q1] → 60.73% (-1.32%) [Q2]

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 [Q1] → 18 (-10) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$50
22% downside
Avg. target
$61
5% downside
High target
$72
13% upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
33%
neutral
33%
negative
33%
B of A Securities
Lisa Lewandowski
$72
Buy
Maintained
22 Aug 2025
Barclays
Gaurav Jain
$57
Underweight
Maintained
6 Aug 2025
Stifel
Matthew Smith
$65
Buy
Maintained
31 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley
Eric Serotta
$62
Equal-Weight
Maintained
31 Jul 2025
Jefferies
Edward Mundy
$50
Underperform
Initiated
9 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 52 articles about MO published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
12 hours ago
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Zacks Investment Research
yesterday
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MO shows steady earnings and strong pricing power, though long-term momentum depends on balancing cigarette declines with smoke-free gains.
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yesterday
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The Motley Fool
yesterday
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The Motley Fool
2 days ago
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2 days ago
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Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Altria Returns $4 Billion to Shareholders in First Half of 2025
MO has returned more than $4 billion to its shareholders in early 2025, fueled by strong dividends, buybacks and a solid balance sheet.
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Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
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The Motley Fool
3 days ago
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